The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-01-06

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The exsrcisss attendant upon The dedication
of the new school building, fos public school No.
I, oomnenced yesterday incoming md VII clos
and Instructive, marking IN en- 10 he hhepu d
Pensscolk's progress, and one OF - brishsssts Ut
President w. H Hutchinson, Of the Board Of
Municipal Commissioners, presided with dig nifty
and due sense Of the responsibility - the rep
The opening address was delivered by Miss E L.
Maclay, the subject being Pensacola Public
School Reminiscshsea" The address was replcte
with information concerning the Inauguration and
growth Of the public school up to the present
time, and reflects great credit upon the author
for its careful preparation and excellent delivery.
Rev. W. B. Dennis, in . solemn and impress
sive manner, invoked tho Divine Blessing on
thalgood work, and prayed the Great Father Of
All 70 guide and direct teachers and pupils in
the right way.
the New School Building, BY Geo. g. Hallmark,
President Of the Board Of Public Instruction, and
reception Of the same, by j. Z Wolf, for the
B,Mfd Of Trustees"
The morning's exercises concluded with An
address to the school BY His Excellency, Gov
I. A. Perry. which was full u good advice,
kind counsel. and urgent solicitations TO each
and every one ~ do The utmost 70 perfect the
great work Of education, clearly demonstrating
that our Chief Executive b heart and soul, In
dividuelly and ofncially. In sympathy with the
Hon. A. ]. Russell, State Superintendent of
Schools, delivered moss eloquent and appro-
pirate address 1t the Court House last night |;
this was listened 10 with rapt attention by Q
largo audience, the school children being &C.
corded the post Of honor, - they were the
parties most interested, while parents and
friends looked on in approval The school
treated the audience 70 . number OF nne songs
and showed . most commendable proficiency
in music. 6hort and stirring sddreoes we're
delivered BY freA Hutchinoon and prUE Pat
terson, and the assembly dispefsed most fkvoe-
ably Impressed with the status Of our Public
We 80 too press TO early for an account of the
exercises to-day, and regret that lack of space
| forbida more extended notice.
Yellswsssae Kit.
| Special to Atlanta Csnsttutiou.)
BAINBRrDoB, Ga. January This remark.
able little parsonage hes bsen with "a . week,
attracting large crowds Of white and black to hear
him preach. lecture, and buy his medicines.
Weighing ninety-6vs pounds, he Is the most
complete bundle Of activity, nerve, pluck, energy
and words one ever behsld. Words OF wisdom
and solid truths attend his utterances to the null
| titudes that gather around him.
By rapid speech and impatient gesture he In
cites the lazy to work; the indoens to activity !;
| the rich to be charitable.
Entrenching himself behind veil Of mystery,
| BY adroitness OF language, dress and actions, be
| wins his way to the hearts Of his hearers, and
they heartily believe In the truthfulness Of bis
words. and the ef3cacy Of his medicines. To 80
Kit, enveloped in long, loose fitting green velvet
| coat, vest OF same material, diamond buttons
sparkling in the merry sunshine, bis curly hsir
looking like cyclone had recently struck It. and
wove bis raven rnslets into . dense mass OF in
separable curls that fall In luxuriant confusion
over his small but we'll dehne cd featured His
dark Gypsey looking face further obscured by q
fierce curling ustache and full blown goatee,
heightens his close resemblance to the Nomadic
| wonderers OF ROumAnia- When sitting in phss-
ton drawn BY gsily caparsoned horses with
tinkling sleigh bells ringing out to "the wild,
wild sky" accompanied BY his band discoursing
| sweet music, one 10 led to exclaim: Nature hath
framed STANCE fellows in her time" And Kit Is
one OF them. As he moves through the dense
mass of humanity that attend his pathway, he
poses with lordly air Of eastern prince, laughing
| slyly ct the rabbles scramble for the money he
ever and anon tosses carslessly among them.
| Kit had large Christmas Tree erected on his
rostrum, hung with presents for the poor, that
| WSIc IN PaIuAlly uSuu~u Out W tno oe1 Oh up
turned faces, surgine to and fro around him.
| Monday night he gave benefit to Hopeon Hall
| TO aid 10 flushing it The performance was both
unique and entertaining. ErbS Norman, coutor.
ZIONIST and japanese I" yasso" juggler, elected
rounds Of applause
| The Episcopal church received Q Christmas
present from Kit Of twenty dollarn Kit conf.
IDENTIFY asserts be has the enchanted herbs " that
| Meaden gathered to renew old Eson," and that
his remedies will cause tho lame to walk, tho
blind to see, the deaf to hear.
Altogether Yellowstone Kit " is Q wonderful
little man. By his marvellous cures among the
sick and SUFFERING by his many acts Of unspoken
charity, by bis mysterious manners, sayings and
learned men are puzzled ct the evidences OF his
many good deeds, and many superstitious persons
are led to believe him possessed of the supernat-
ural power formerly only accorded to the an
| clients.